The inclusion of hyphens; especially, the correct locations of hyphens.(noun)
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Use "hyphenation" in a sentence
"As far as TeX or any typesetting is concerned, one of the most noticeable language-specific problems is incorrect hyphenation, that is, breaking words at sensible places."
"It's confusing enough to grow up in a place like America, a country without definitive culture, except for ranch dressing and reality TV, but it's even worse to grow up half one thing, half another, christened a hyphenation of names without connection to either owner, raised by “parents” who redefine suburban bickering."
"As teenagers, my sister and I eventually discovered the truth when we stumbled across our birth certificates and saw that blasted hyphenation."